公开(公告)号：US08139164B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12190034

申请日：2008-08-12

申请人： Yoshi Hirabayashi ,  Peter Shintani

发明人： Yoshi Hirabayashi ,  Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H04N5/44

CPC分类号： H04N5/4403 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/42221 ,  H04N21/42226 ,  H04N2005/4407 ,  H04N2005/4408 ,  H04N2005/4426

摘要： An A/V device such as a TV presents a series of GUIs that a user can navigate through using a programmable bidirectional remote control to select a type of component to be controlled, the manufacturer, and model number. Once the desired component is selected by navigating through the GUIs, the TV sends back the necessary code information to enable the remote control to communicate with the component.

摘要翻译： 诸如电视机的A / V设备提供了一系列GUI，用户可以使用可编程双向遥控器来导航，以选择要控制的组件类型，制造商和型号。 一旦通过浏览GUI选择了所需的组件，电视机就会发送必要的代码信息，使远程控制与组件通信。

公开(公告)号：US20110150426A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12643870

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Brant L. Candelore

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Brant L. Candelore

IPC分类号： H04N5/91 ,  G08B21/00 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04N9/80 ,  H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/42201 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： An embodiment of the invention involves an apparatus, method and software for automatically controlling periodic play back of demo content. The apparatus comprises a memory, a radio detection logic and a processor. The radio detection logic is configured to detect a first radio frequency signal within a prescribed frequency range and to generate a control signal in response to detection of the first radio frequency signal. Coupled to the radio detection logic, the processor is configured to permit play back of a first type of content for a first time period upon receipt of the control signal where the first type of content is played back in lieu of playing back a second type of content that is normally processed for play back by the processor, to permit play back of the second type of content for a second time period after the first time period has elapsed. According to one embodiment, this play back occurs regardless if a second radio frequency signal within the prescribed frequency range is detected by the radio detection logic during the second time period, and the processor plays back the first type of content after the second time period has elapsed and the second radio frequency signal is detected. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于自动控制演示内容的周期性重放的装置，方法和软件。 该装置包括存储器，无线电检测逻辑和处理器。 无线检测逻辑被配置为检测规定频率范围内的第一射频信号，并且响应于第一射频信号的检测而产生控制信号。 耦合到无线电检测逻辑，处理器被配置为在接收到播放第一类型的内容的控制信号之后允许第一时间段内的第一类型的内容的播放，以代替播放第二类型的内容 通常由处理器处理以进行播放的内容，以允许在经过第一时间段之后的第二时间段播放第二类型的内容。 根据一个实施例，无论在第二时间段内是否由无线电检测逻辑检测到规定频率范围内的第二射频信号，并且处理器在第二时间段之后回放第一类型的内容 并且检测到第二射频信号。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20110150425A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12643697

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Brant L. Candelore ,  Peter Shintani

发明人： Brant L. Candelore ,  Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H04N5/91 ,  G08B21/00 ,  H04N9/80 ,  H04N5/76

CPC分类号： H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/42201 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44218 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： An embodiment of the invention involves an apparatus and method for controlling periodic play back of demo content by a display device. The method comprises monitoring for a triggering event by a presence sensor within the display device. The triggering event involves a detection of a non-moving or slow-moving object remaining in front of the display device for a predetermined period of time. In response to detecting the triggering event, the demo content is automatically played for a first period of time. Thereafter, play back of the demo content is halted after the first period of time has elapsed and play back the streaming advertising content is continued by the display device for a second period of time, and as an option, even if another triggering event is detected during the second period of time. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于通过显示装置来控制演示内容的周期性重放的装置和方法。 该方法包括通过显示设备内的存在传感器监视触发事件。 触发事件涉及在预定时间段内检测剩余在显示装置前面的不移动或慢移动物体。 响应于检测到触发事件，演示内容将在第一时间段内自动播放。 此后，在第一时间段过去之后停止播放演示内容，并且播放第二时间段内的显示设备继续流式广播内容，并且作为选项，即使检测到另一个触发事件 在第二时期。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20110149159A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12643669

申请日：2009-12-21

申请人： Brant L. Candelore ,  Peter Shintani

发明人： Brant L. Candelore ,  Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H04N5/445 ,  G06F7/02 ,  H04B15/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/44582 ,  H04N21/41415 ,  H04N21/42203 ,  H04N21/4325 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： An embodiment of the invention involves a display device and method for actively managing playback of demo content within a partially-assisted or non-assisted commercial environment. The playback of demo content is activated through detection of an audio triggering event in which playback of the streaming advertising content is temporarily halted. According to this embodiment, after the demo content is displayed, playback of the streaming advertising content resumes and cannot be interrupted for a selected period of time that is normally greater and will not be less than the playback time for the demo content. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例涉及一种用于在部分辅助或非辅助商业环境内主动管理演示内容的播放的显示装置和方法。 通过检测音频触发事件来激活演示内容的播放，其中流式广告内容的回放暂时停止。 根据本实施例，在演示内容被显示之后，流媒体广告内容的播放恢复并且不能中断所选择的时间段，该选定的时间段通常更大并且不会少于演示内容的播放时间。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US07728223B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US12134118

申请日：2008-06-05

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： H01B11/06

CPC分类号： H01B7/08

摘要： A flat high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable. The flat cable that is less visible in comparison to a round HDMI cable for wall mounted television setup. An HDMI connector is coupled to the flat cable. An active circuit isolates physical characteristics of the HDMI connector. The active circuit causes the flat cable to appear shorter than its actual length during HDMI compliance testing using impedance testing. Moreover, the active circuit causes a consumer electronic control (CEC) line, a display data channel (DDC) line and transition minimized differential signal (TMDS) line to actively terminate for reducing parasitic capacitance from the length of the flat cable during HDMI compliance testing. Thus, the isolation allows the flat cable to satisfy HDMI compliant testing. The flat cable may be selected from a group consisting of ribbon cable, twisted pair cable, flexible printed circuit board, micro coax cable, optical cable and glass fiber cable.

摘要翻译： 平板高清多媒体接口（HDMI）电缆。 与用于壁挂式电视机的圆形HDMI电缆相比，扁平电缆不太可见。 HDMI连接器连接到扁平电缆。 有源电路隔离HDMI连接器的物理特性。 在使用阻抗测试的HDMI一致性测试期间，有源电路使扁平电缆看起来比其实际长度短。 此外，有源电路使得消费电子控制（CEC）线，显示数据通道（DDC）线和转换最小化差分信号（TMDS）线在HDMI一致性测试期间主动终止以减少来自扁平电缆的长度的寄生电容 。 因此，隔离允许扁平电缆满足HDMI兼容测试。 扁平电缆可以选自由带状电缆，双绞线电缆，柔性印刷电路板，微同轴电缆，光缆和玻璃纤维电缆组成的组。

公开(公告)号：US20100052548A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12200294

申请日：2008-08-28

申请人： Rika Allard ,  Peter Shintani

发明人： Rika Allard ,  Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： G09G3/22 ,  H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H04N9/73 ,  G09G3/3413 ,  G09G2320/066 ,  G09G2360/144

摘要： A method and system provide for dynamic control of backlighting of a light-transmissive bezel of a display device. A color control signal is received and processed by a processor and control element of the display device to generate a backlighting control signal and transmit the backlighting control signal to the backlighting element of the display device. The backlighting element generates a backlighting color to illuminate the light-transmissive bezel in accordance with the received backlighting control signal; the backlighting control signal adaptively controls the type and the duration of the backlighting color as determined by the color control signal received by the processor and control element.

摘要翻译： 方法和系统提供对显示装置的透光边框的背光的动态控制。 颜色控制信号由显示装置的处理器和控制元件接收和处理，以产生背光控制信号，并将背光控制信号发送到显示装置的背光元件。 背光元件产生背光颜色，以根据接收到的背光控制信号照亮透光边框; 背光控制信号自适应地控制由处理器和控制元件接收的颜色控制信号确定的背光颜色的类型和持续时间。

公开(公告)号：US20090248909A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12056039

申请日：2008-03-26

申请人： Takashi Hironaka ,  Nick Colsey ,  Peter Shintani ,  David Boyden ,  Toru Domukai

发明人： Takashi Hironaka ,  Nick Colsey ,  Peter Shintani ,  David Boyden ,  Toru Domukai

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/44513 ,  G09G5/006 ,  G09G2370/12 ,  H04N7/104 ,  H04N21/4108 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43635 ,  H04N21/485

摘要： A High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) switch includes a plurality of peripheral device ports, each of which may be coupled to a corresponding peripheral device. The switch also includes a display device port for coupling to a display device. In one embodiment, the switch is configured to receive device identification information from one or more of the peripheral devices coupled to the peripheral device ports and to detect which of the peripheral device ports is an active port. The switch may then transmit the device identification information for the peripheral device coupled to the active port to a display device in accordance with an HDMI communication protocol, such as the consumer electronic control (CEC) protocol. In one embodiment, the peripheral device coupled to the active port is not configured to communicate according to the HDMI communication protocol.

摘要翻译： 高清晰度多媒体接口（HDMI）交换机包括多个外围设备端口，每个外围设备端口可以耦合到相应的外围设备。 该开关还包括用于耦合到显示装置的显示装置端口。 在一个实施例中，交换机被配置为从耦合到外围设备端口的一个或多个外围设备接收设备标识信息，并且检测哪个外围设备端口是活动端口。 然后，交换机可以根据诸如消费者电子控制（CEC）协议的HDMI通信协议，将耦合到有源端口的外围设备的设备标识信息发送到显示设备。 在一个实施例中，耦合到有源端口的外围设备不被配置为根据HDMI通信协议进行通信。

公开(公告)号：US20090031387A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-29

申请号：US11782078

申请日：2007-07-24

申请人： David Boyden ,  Peter Shintani ,  Kenichiro Toyoshima

发明人： David Boyden ,  Peter Shintani ,  Kenichiro Toyoshima

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/4367 ,  H04N5/775 ,  H04N7/1675 ,  H04N21/4183

摘要： A modular interface allows new functionalities to be added to a television receiver. A module can be added to the television receiver through the interface that will enable additional functionalities on the television. The interface allows copy protection of digital video and audio content by incorporating HDCP technology, thereby also allowing the manufacturer of the interface to control the access to the interface.

摘要翻译： 模块化接口允许将新的功能添加到电视接收机。 一个模块可以通过界面添加到电视接收机，这样可以在电视机上实现其他功能。 该接口允许通过结合HDCP技术对数字视频和音频内容进行复制保护，从而也允许接口的制造商控制对接口的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20080319654A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US11821417

申请日：2007-06-22

申请人： Peter Shintani ,  Milton Frazier

发明人： Peter Shintani ,  Milton Frazier

IPC分类号： G01C21/32

CPC分类号： G01C21/367

摘要： A system and method for effectively implementing an electronic navigation device includes a display coupled to the navigation device for displaying various appropriate types of map data corresponding to particular geographic locations. A map manager coordinates map update procedures to periodically realign the map data on the display based upon various types of device location data and device orientation data. The electronic navigation device is implemented to include a processor device that controls said map manager to perform the map update procedures.

摘要翻译： 一种用于有效地实现电子导航装置的系统和方法包括耦合到导航装置的显示器，用于显示对应于特定地理位置的各种适当类型的地图数据。 地图管理器基于各种类型的设备位置数据和设备取向数据来协调地图更新程序以周期性地重新排列显示器上的地图数据。 电子导航设备被实现为包括控制所述地图管理器来执行地图更新过程的处理器设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080092246A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-17

申请号：US11580781

申请日：2006-10-13

申请人： Peter Shintani

发明人： Peter Shintani

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04N21/835 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/4367

摘要： Prior to using a HDCP KSV for HDMI-based encryption authentication, the KSV from the source is examined to determine whether it is in a list of KSVs that have been pre-approved by the sink vendor, to further restrict access to the interface of the sink to only those HDCP-compliant sources that have been approved by the sink vendor.

摘要翻译： 在使用HDCP KSV进行基于HDMI的加密认证之前，来自源的KSV将被检查以确定是否已经被接收器供应商预先批准的KSV列表，以进一步限制对接口的访问 只能吸收已经被接收器供应商批准的符合HDCP标准的源。